Marche-en-Famenne

Marche-en-Famenne is a municipality in southern Wallonia, Belgium. Marche obtained its charter in the 13th century after evolving into a town; it was ideally located, as it was located on the main road between Namur and Luxembourg. At the end of the 17th century, King Louis XIV of France had the castle dismantled, and the convent was closed by the French Revolutionary Army during its invasion of the Spanish Netherlands. During World War II, Marche served as a German military base before its 1944 liberation. In 2016, the town had a population of 17,415 people.